SS487 serves as an introduction to the complex and fascinating fundamental relationships between politics, economics, and society at the international and domestic levels. How do political institutions, actors, and policies shape international economic phenomena? And how do these economic phenomena influence political forces in turn? Though international political economy falls within the broader subfield of international relations, we will soon discover that domestic politics and economics cannot be separated from international political economy. Thus, students will explore the mechanisms that link politics and economics across a variety of issues that are central to the field of IPE, including the politics and economics of trade, economic development, international monetary affairs, and emerging challenges in the global economy.
This course develops, integrates, and applies the theoretical insights of political science and economics to contemporary issues of international trade, finance, and security. The theoretical concepts introduced in the first block build upon the ideas introduced in SS307, International Relations, SS202, American Politics, and SS201, Economics. The theory developed in the first block will be used to analyze and evaluate important historical and contemporary questions of international political economy. Specific issues areas explored include international monetary relations, regional economic integration (NAFTA, EC), Third World debt and development, protectionism, and the link between security and economics.
Lessons
40 @ 55 min (2.500 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
One analytic paper of 2500 words based on selected readings.
This course develops, integrates, and applies the theoretical insights of political science and economics to contemporary issues of international trade, finance, and security. The course is organized into two blocks. The theoretical concepts introduced in the first block build upon the ideas introduced in SS307, International Relations, and SS201, Economics. The second block consists of a series of in-depth applications of the material learned in the first two blocks to specific questions of contemporary international political economy like regional economic integration (NAFTA, EC), Third World Debt, protectionism, and the link between security and economics.
Lessons
40 @ 60 min (2.500 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
One analytic paper of 2500 words based on selected readings.
